Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $696.0 million for Q2 2026, down 1.0% on a QoQ basis from $703.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 5.14% year-over-year from $662.0 million in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 years, with the latest figure at $696.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common rose 5.14% year-over-year to $696.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 4.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.7 billion, up 3.89% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was $696.0 million for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $703.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $707.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $592.0 million in Q2 2022.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $655.4 million, with a median of $662.0 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Dividends Paid - Common climbed 6.77% in 2023, then grew 2.72% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $620.0 million in 2022, then gained by 6.77% to $662.0 million in 2023, then rose by 2.72% to $680.0 million in 2024, then rose by 3.82% to $706.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.42% to $696.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $696.0 million (Q2 2026), $703.0 million (Q1 2026), and $706.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 307.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 253.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.90 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 696.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 662.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 663.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 618.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 620.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 620.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 633.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 592.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 595.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 599.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 607.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();